Stop Suffering For Your Art
You’re an artist. An artist is simply someone who creates. Creative expressions can include everything. Some examples: gardening, writing, painting, baking, cooking, a clean house, making music,...
View ArticleA Different Take on Bullying
Some people have told me that October is bullying awareness month or something like it. Bullying has been in the news in recent years more frequently. I’m curious if there’s more media coverage of it...
View ArticleHow to Embrace Yourself As a Writer
I’ve always reluctantly called myself a writer. The term is emotionally charged for me. It’s a high pressure word with so many expectations and assumptions. It conjures up my memories of red pens in...
View ArticleWhat 28 Days of Yoga Taught Me
I had a gut check recently on two levels. The first level was waking up one day and realizing that I wasn’t sleeping well, even after using melatonin or a restful sleep herbal supplement. Stress,...
View ArticleYour Dreams Don’t Go Away
I used to wake up every morning with the first thought that came into my awareness being, “I really want to write a book.” This was how I lived for about 12 or more years. Last year, I finally had...
View ArticleA Writer’s Defining Moment
The doorbell rang yesterday. I slowly rose out of my office chair only to hear the delivery truck pull away. I say slowly, since I tend to work in my pajamas and yesterday was no different. My poor UPS...
View ArticleGraduate Yourself From the School of Hard Knocks
I woke this morning and thought it would be a great day to graduate myself, really drop out of, the School of Hard Knocks. Even though my bachelor’s degree is from an esteemed university (University of...
View ArticleThe Quote That Got My Butt in Gear
I’ve always enjoyed good quotes. I like the ones that inspire me or make me laugh, but especially love the ones that kick my butt, in a good way. (By the way, if you are a quote junkie like me, be sure...
View ArticleThe Bravest Thing I Ever Did
I’m like the Winnie the Pooh character Piglet. I’m a Very Small animal and I don’t always feel very courageous at all. After years of personal growth work, I’ve learned that often, the courage shows up...
View ArticleOn Your Mark. Get Set. Go!
As a former competitive athlete those words, “On your mark. Get Set. Go!” always filled me with a tiny bit of fear mixed with a tiny bit of excitement. It’s that feeling of nervousness that if you...
View ArticleHere’s Your Permission Slip
When going through conscious type of life changes, sometimes our inner child feels like we need approval from others. Even though I’m a rebel and prefer deferring to my inner authority instead of...
View ArticleTake the Risk to Be Uncool
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” –Jack Kerouac (Just in case you didn’t see the big graphic above…) It’s human to want to accomplish great...
View ArticleLet It Burn, Baby!
My coach and I came up with an activity for me to release some emotions and feelings that were still cluttering up my heart and spirit. As a writer, I sometimes use my writing to process and download...
View ArticleThe Courage to Release Old Dreams
A year ago today, March 17, 2013, I did a talk to over 1,700 people in San Jose at Ignite. At the time, I was a fairly newly published author. My book, A Rebel Chick Mystic’s Guide came out the end of...
View ArticleInner Truth Tuesday: It’s Okay to Create New Priorities
As I sit down to type, I’m not sure what to write about for this week’s Inner Truth Tuesday. This is how it can be at times for me as a writer, musician, and artist. I have to trust, sit down, and see...
View ArticleWhy I’m No Longer Treating Myself Like a Self-Improvement Project
As I write this, I’m 42 years old. I’ve been into self-help since I was a pre-teen, sometimes sitting on the public library floor reading Wayne Dyer’s early books, along with classics such as I’m Ok,...
View ArticleRocking My Creative Courage: Painting of She Believed She Could So She Did!
On my birthday in January this year, I decided that I’d gift myself with a painting of my own. One of my favorite expressions is She Believed She Could So She Did. I wear a t-shirt in my home page...
View ArticleThe Bridge Between Old and New Dreams
I’m in between dreams. If you’ve been following my journey, you know that I’ve been processing about it quite a bit. Some of my recent blog posts have been me pouring out my heart and my inner truth. I...
View ArticleDancing With Fear: When You’re More Afraid NOT to Do It
This is a really long post, but it’s worth your while, especially if you’ve ever been afraid to do something as a creative person. I tell ya, it’s more scary to NOT do it than it is to do it. If you...
View ArticleEverything Will Be Alright
I’ve been playing around with asking questions the past year. It’s been a time of going within, asking myself what really matters and then, taking things to the next step of making what matters a...
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